In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online-a VRMMORPG (Virtual
Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no
other-opens its virtual doors, allowing players to take full advantage
of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows
users to completely immerse themselves in the game world by manipulating
their brain waves to create a wholly realistic gaming experience. But
when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to
horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is
missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG-a log-out button.
Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive
by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum:
conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in
the warped world of SAO, “game over” means certain death-both virtual
and real…